As business goes even more global in the future, the need to communicate will be paramount. Currently, there are about 50,000 businesses in the translation-services industry but most of them are individual operators. So the time may be right for a more concerted effort. Just keep an eye out for automation. Or better yet, develop an automated-translation service that works! Take that, Google.

As business goes even more global in the future, the need to communicate will be paramount. Currently, there are about 50,000 businesses in the translation-services industry but most of them are individual operators. So the time may be right for a more concerted effort. Just keep an eye out for automation. Or better yet, develop an automated-translation service that works! Take that, Google.

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As business goes even more global in the future, the need to communicate will be paramount. Currently, there are about 50,000 businesses in the translation-services industry but most of them are individual operators. So the time may be right for a more concerted effort. Just keep an eye out for automation. Or better yet, develop an automated-translation service that works! Take that, Google.